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AtomicHood
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Guys, they're both manufactured by Seasonic...

 

The Seasonic S12II is an older, group-regulated unit whilst the XFX 650 Core Edition is based on the same platform as the Seasonic M12II 750 - 850 which has better voltage regulation due to the DC-DC VRM on the secondary.

 

TL;DR - despite the majority of this thread telling you to get a Seasonic, get the XFX unit instead.

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I would personally prefer the seasonic ones

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Seasonic ones are usually safer

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Guys, they're both manufactured by Seasonic...

 

The Seasonic S12II is an older, group-regulated unit whilst the XFX 650 Core Edition is based on the same platform as the Seasonic M12II 750 - 850 which has better voltage regulation due to the DC-DC VRM on the secondary.

 

TL;DR - despite the majority of this thread telling you to get a Seasonic, get the XFX unit instead.

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1 hour ago, HKZeroFive said:

Guys, they're both manufactured by Seasonic...

 

The Seasonic S12II is an older, group-regulated unit whilst the XFX 650 Core Edition is based on the same platform as the Seasonic M12II 750 - 850 which has better voltage regulation due to the DC-DC VRM on the secondary.

 

TL;DR - despite the majority of this thread telling you to get a Seasonic, get the XFX unit instead.

Thanks! I was leaning more to the XFX one anyways.

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1 hour ago, AtomicHood said:

Two more questions. Does the Seasonic M12II 620W Evo sound better than the XFX PSU. And I've been reading that a lot of this PSU's have high noise levels. Is that true?

I'm fairly certain all three are rather quiet...

 

7 hours ago, Sack said:

That would depend on what specs you have or are buying, although that being said, Seasonic is generally a safe bet brand wise.

 

7 hours ago, shanmu54321 said:

I would personally prefer the seasonic ones

 

7 hours ago, pelark said:

Seasonic ones are usually safer

Ya dinguses, the XFX is manufactured by Seasonic and is the superior unit as it's based on the higher-wattage M12 series.

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